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This week's releases:
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- 10
My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected 7.5
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria 6
Katanagatari 2Bungo Stray Dogs 1: Osamu Dazai’s Entrance Exam (delayed to 9th July... My fault for trusting the word of a book store)
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria 9
Accel World 18: The Black Dual Swordsman
The Asterisk War 10: Conquering Dragons and Knights
Woof Woof Story 2
A Certain Magical Index 19
Restaurant to Another World 1 (Physical release)
The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious 1
Skeleton Knight in Another World 2 (E-Book ONLY)
Infinite Dendrogram 9 (E-Book ONLY)
I Saved Too Many Girls and Caused the (Little) Apocalypse 14 (E-Book ONLY)
In Another World with my Smartphone 15 (E-Book ONLY)

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This week's releases:
Koyomimonogatari part 1
Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! 6 (Physical release)
Reincarnated as a Sword 2 (E-Book ONLY)
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! 8 (E-Book ONLY)
An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride 6 (E-Book ONLY)
Cooking with Wild Game 3 (E-Book ONLY)
Side-By-Side Dreamers (E-Book ONLY)

Plus e-book rereleases for vols 1-7 and 7.5 of My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected

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Yen Press have licensed:
I'm a "Behemoth", an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet/S-Rank Monster no "Behemoth" Dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet to Shite Kurashitemasu

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Behemoth basically sounds like Woof Woof Story. Not sure I'm interested. And Interspecies Reviewers I'd probably go for the manga if I was going for anything...

That said.

Bunny Girl Senpai! Nice to see they did get it. Did seem likely, but glad for confirmation that it won't get stuck in Saekano hell of having the manga localized but not the light novel. I don't know anything about the other two, but Wandering Witch sounds potentially cute? Maybe like Kino's Journey.

The Penetrated Battlefield. Niceee translation on that title. Still, maybe it'll be something like 86?

Written by Iruma Hitoma, author of Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, Adachi to Shimamura, Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan and more.

Volume 1 scheduled for release in February

At Night I Become a Monster / Yoru no Bakemono:

Published by Futabasha, and later rereleased under their Futaba Bunko label

Series complete at 1 volume

Written by Sumino Yoru - the same author as other bestselling not-really-light-novel-but-sometimes-listed-with-them series Kimi no Suizou wo Tabetai (I want to eat your pancreas) and Mata, Onaji Yume wo Miteita

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Initially published in Japan under Monster Bunko, then released in kanzenban edition under M Novels. The picture used in the license announcement is the M Novels version.

The web novel finished on 5 volumes, before restarting again a few months ago - seemingly with a spin-off.

The light novel is ongoing on 3 volumes. The light novel version is radically changed from the original web novel, so that shouldn't be used as a guide as to how long the series will be.

An anime adaptation of the series is currently airing.

There Was No Secret Evil-Fighting Organization (srsly?!) So I Made One MYSELF / Sekai no Yami to Tatakau Himitsu Kessha ga Nai kara Tsukutta (Hangire)

Originally a web novel published on Shousetsuka ni Narou.

Published in Japan under Overlap Bunko

The web novel is ongoing on 6 volumes

The light novel version has just a single volume out so far.

Otherside Picnic / Urasekai Picnic:

Published in Japan under Hayakawa Bunko JA

Series ongoing in Japan on 3 volumes

Onna dakara, to Party wo Tsuihousareta no de Densetsu no majo to Saikyou Tag wo Kumimashita

English title still awaiting approval.

Originally a web novel published on Shousetsuka ni Narou.

Published in Japan under Overlap Novels

The web novel is ongoing on 7 volumes

The light novel version of this series also has just a single volume out to date.

Seinaru Kishi no Ankokudou

English title TBC

Published in Japan under HJ Bunko

Series ongoing in Japan on 1 volume

BEATLESS

Being translated for Tokyo Otaku Mode - serialisation will be exclusive to their premium members.

The volume started being serialised on the above site but was dropped partway through the volume. The part that had been serialised was previously available to read for free but now no longer is.

E-Book will be released (for everyone) in 2020.

Serialised in Japan in Newtype magazine from July 2011 to August 2012, then published as a single volume, before then being rereleased last year under Kadokawa Bunko as two separate volumes

An anime adaptation aired in 2018

Altina the Sword Princess / Haken no Kouki Altina

Published in Japan under Famitsu Bunko.

Series ongoing in Japan on 14 volumes.

Written by the same author as How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord - but don't expect this to be a similar style of story.

They have also announced that they will be doing a kickstarter for print editions of the first 31 volumes of Rokujouma. They have also confirmed that, should the Kickstarter succeed, they will finish the series in print.

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This week's releases:
86 -eighty six- 2
Goblin Slayer Year One 2
WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? 4
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? 3
Toradora! 6
Defeating the Demon Lord’s a Cinch (If You’ve Got a Ringer) 4
If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord 8 (E-Book ONLY)
I Shall Survive Using Potions! 3 (E-Book ONLY)
Lazy Dungeon Master 6 (E-Book ONLY)
Seriously Seeking Sister! Ultimate Vampire Princess Just Wants Little Sister; Plenty of Service Will Be Provided! (E-Book ONLY)
Plus ebook releases of vols 1-4 of A Sister's All You Need.

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This week's releases:
Reincarnated as a Sword 1 (Physical release)
In Another World With My Smartphone 5 (Physical release)
If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord 4 (Physical release)
The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! 4 (Physical release)
Invaders of the Rokujouma!? 22 (E-Book ONLY)
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill 2: Winged Gyoza and the Phantom Dragon (E-Book ONLY)
Skeleton Knight in Another World III (E-Book ONLY)
Crest of the Stars 2 (E-Book ONLY)
Middle-Aged Businessman, Arise in Another World! Making a Name for Myself Thanks to Goddess Power! (E-Book ONLY)
In Another World With My Smartphone 16 (E-Book ONLY)

Smartphone 5 and Uchino 4 get the best and second best ranks any J-Novel Club physical releases have ever gotten. They still can't beat an upper-mid tier release from a more established retailer, though.